Ace's High is about air combat......Yes, the GV's are there but, that is all secondary. The war is probably third.....IMO.
As far as the HO is concerned I 100% agree w/ Impakt. I HO as well but, that is just one of many ways to win a fight. I prefer to use the way that will win the fight and not damage my plane with the exception being some of the things Impakt stated.
If I know I'm flying against fragile zekes.... and I'm flying an F4F; I'll set my convergence farther out HO and break when I get to 400. It's very hard to hit me w/ the zekes poor ballistics cannons and the 7mm popgun doesn't do much. After all I can't turn and can't slow down vs. the zeke. If I don't have altitude to B-n-Z and, don't have help with me I don't have too many options.
It seems to me most of the people that are pissed at the HO should really be pissed at themselves for putting themselves in the situation in the first place. And, I agree it is sometimes made a moral issue in the MA..... That's BS.....
Another few weeks or so from now this subject will come up again and we'll rehash it. It will never end............